Businesses√

W. F. Johnston - An important tradesman in pioneer days

IHM.2023.0084
Item
[ca. 1910]

Building with the words "W.F. Johnston. Carriage, wagon, machine & implement shop". Wintertime photo with 8 men and 3 horses. Behind the building on the left side of the photo is a sign: "J.A. McDonald. Carriage Maker". On the end of the building (right side of photo): "Johnston. Blacksmith" and "A. Hollingshead. House sign & carriage painter. Paper hanging, glazing"

Street view of Jealous & Walker Drugs

IHM.2021.0307
Item
June 1957

Part of Town Collection

Negative film - Street view of Jealous & Walker Drugs. June 1957.

Store ledger - May and Holden

IHM.2021.0458
Item
1929-1930

Part of Businesses Collection

Records of transaction from H.B May and Ben Holden's store.

Holden, Ben

Spence Walker in Jealous and Walker Drug Store

IHM.2021.0079
Item
June 1957

Part of Businesses Collection

Picture of Spence Walker in Jealous and Walker Drugs. June 1957

Spence Walker in Jealous & Walker Drugs

IHM.2021.0308
Item
June 1957

Part of Town Collection

Negative film of Spence Walker in Jealous & Walker Drugs, Indian Head.

Pratt Hardware

IHM.2021.0128
Item
Aug 1912

Part of Businesses Collection

Inside view of the Pratt Hardware store, showcasing the till as well as shelves stocked with various items.

Photo card for Don's Imperial Esso

IHM.2022.0377
Item
[ca 1960]

Part of Businesses Collection

Photo for "Don's Imperial Esso" station at the corner of Highways 1 & 56. The sign also says "Lunches".

Newsclipping - Opening of new North Star Oil Company service station

IHM.2022.0357
Item
1937

Part of Businesses Collection

Newsclipping (September 30, 1937) of the opening of the new service station at the southeast corner of Grand Avenue and Otterloo Street under the operation of Oscar Railton. The building still exists (December, 2022) at 427 Grand Avenue as RLT Restoration at which vintage vehicles are restored.

Indian Head - Wolseley News

Medicine cabinet - Jealous and Walker Drugs

IHM.2021.0305
Item
June 1957

Part of Town Collection

Negative of Jealous & Walker's medicine shelf in the drug store.

Matchbook Collection

IHM.2022.0127
File
1950 - 1980

Part of Businesses Collection

A yellow Duo-Tang book of six plastic sleeves containing matchbook covers from mostly local businesses.

Ledger book for Wide Awake Rural Telephone Company

IHM.2021.0424
Item
1911 - 1950

Part of Businesses Collection

Contains accounts of all subscribers/members of the Wide Awake Rural Telephone Company north of Indian Head.

Brown, John

John Brown's Day Book 1897 - 1898

IHM.2020.0351
Item
1897 - 1898

Part of Businesses Collection

A grey hardcover notebook that served as John Brown's day book for the years 1897 to 1898. The last page with writing on it page 122 which ends with "Quit work at Indian Head Saturday (December) 31 - 1898. John Brown."

Brown, John